Machine for affixing closures to vessels.



A. B. STARR. v7 MAGEENE FOR AFFIXING GLOSURES T0 VESSELE.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1911.

Patented Sept. 17, 1912.

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A. B. STARR.

MACHINE FOR AFFIXING GLOSURES TO VESSELS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1911.

Patented Sept. 17, 1912.

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WITNESSES:

A TTORIVEY A. B. STARR.

MACHINE FOR AFFIXING GLOBUBES T0 vBssELs.

APPLICATION TILED JULY 21, 1911.

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MACHINE FOR AFFIXING GLOSURES T0 VESSELS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1911.

Patented Sept. 17, 1912.

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MACHINE FQR AFFIXING GLOSURES TO VESSELS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1911.

Patnted Sept. 17,1912.

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MACHINE FOR AFPIXING GLOSURES T0 VESSELS.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1911.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Application filed July 21,1911. Serial No. 639,825.

To all whom it may concern:

"Be, it known that I, ALDEN B. STARR, a

citizen of the United States, residing at New York, inthe county of NewYork and State of. New 'York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Machinesfor Aflixing' Closures to Vessels; and. I do artto which'it appertains to make and use hereby declare the following tobe a full,

clear, and exact description of the inveir tion, such as will enableothers skilled, in the P the same.

JjThe present invention relates to machines for applying or aflixing endclosures to vessels, and has as its object to produce a machine of thatcharacter avherein the-vea sels are continuously fedto theclos ureafiixing mechanism, the closures aflixed to the -vessels, and thevessels with applied clo- F2o broken operation.

sures removed, all in one continuousg and un- The invention furthercontemplates providing a closure affixing machine embodying a duplexmechanism and an arrangement for feeding the vessels, with looselyapplied closures, from a constantly moving column to the two closureahixing means, thus increasing the efliciency and the general output ofthe machine to the end of greater economy in the manufacture of-thearticles. With these and oth'er objects in view the invention consistsin the novel details of construction and combinations of parts morefully hereinafter disclosed and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawings forming a part of thisspecification in which like numerals designate like parts in all theviews :--Figure 1 is a front view in elevation of the machine. Fig. 2'is a side View in elevation thereof. Fig. 3 IS a rear view in elevationof the same, with parts omitted for the sake of clearness. Fig. 4 isatop plan iriew of the machine. Fig. 5 is-a top plan view taken on theline 5-5of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is adetail side yiew in elevationof theclosure afiixin-g mechanism, and Fig. 7 is a vertical sectional view ofthe vessel support and holder and associated parts, taken on line E---7of F ig. 2. g

1 Referring to the-construction in detail, the machine comprises a frame1, mounted on a suitable support or base 2, and supporting a superposedframe 3. The frame provided ;with two forwardly extending table 5,constructed with a trough-like section 6 designed to receive aconstantlyinov ing'column ofvessels in substantially that manner indicated in Fig.4... The vessels are delivered onto the tray 5 through the medium of aconveyer belt 7, traveling about apulley 8, that is mounted on a shaft 9j ournaled in the brackets 4.x The shaft 9 derivesrotation from a drivenbeltlO, run- 11mg on pulleys 11 and 12, which are mounted, respectively,on the shafts-9 and 13;

The moving column of vessels to have closures applied is brought againsta-st-op or ahutment 14' (see Fig. 5) and thence de diver-ed alternatelyto the closure affixing mechanisms, ,one ofwhich is disposed-ioeither.side of the tray or table 5. The means for delivering the vessels-insaidalternate manner consists of a pair ofarms 15 secured to avertically disposed bar 16, that is mounted on a carriage 17 that hasreciprocating movement in a guideway- 18 (see Figs. 2 and 5).Thecarriage bar 16" projects through a slot 19 in the top 20 of- Sept.17,1912.

the frame 1, and has engagement-with the a slotted end 21 of a lever 22,which is mounted to oscillate on a pivot 23 secured to the under side ofsaid frame top 20. The arm 24 of said oscillating lever has a roller 257 (see Fig. 1) designed to travel within a cam-way 26 of a drum 27, andsaid drum- 27 is fixed to rotate with theshaft 13 (see Fig. 5); ferredto, the lever 22 is .oscillate'd andcauses the arms 15 to engage thevessels with loosely applied closures, and deliver said vesselsalternately to the closureaffixing mechanisms. s

The closure aflixingmechanisms comprise each (see Figs. 6 and 7 arotatable head or support 28, having a 'sleeve portion .29 that Throughthe mechanism just 're-" rests on a bearing surface 30,-which is formedintegral with the frame surface 20..

and holds said support in substantially the plane of the table 5,whereby the vessels may be readily deposited thereon. by thereciproeating carrier. The support 28 is recessed to'receive a disk 31and allows said-disk to have a slight axial movement-therein.- A shaft32 is secured to the disk 31, andfex- .saidarin is secured to the framel QThe tends through a sleeve 33,and t its lower end engages withone'endof a lever 34 that j is mou ntedon a pivot-35 onan arm 36, .anduflower end of the sleeve 33 in like manner engaged. by a roller 38 on alever 39, which 1s likewisetpivota lly mounted on the pivot 35. Thelevers 34-and 39 are adapted .to be engaged and actuatedby cam elements40,

Q41 and 42, respect-ivelyg The cam elements- 40 and 41 are so disposedthat as soonas the carton body rests on the support 28 the dis'k. 31 iscaused to rise slightly within said. 10.

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body, and centers and holds the, same in Immediately following this,both I evers, (34 and '39) are engaged by the cam elements 42, and causethe rod and sleeve 33 to rise together and bring the loosely appliedclosure-onthe vessel into 'eng'agement with the mandrel 43, when it iscrimped on the'vessel by a followingspin- .ning operation. The. membersproviding the cam elements .40, 41, and 42 are mounted to rotate with ashaft 44, that is journaled in arms 45. and 46, which are supported ffrom the frame 1; and. said shaft 44 is driVen from itheshai't 13'through the medium of a bevel gear 47 and'48.; ,The'ma n dre1s143'aregmoun-ted' cit-shafts 49 jour naled to rotate in adjustablecross-head I 50 and afi-xedcross-head 51., The fixed engagement with amovable cross-head 50, which it is designed toadjust through theycross-head. 5.1 is secured by -bolts '52 against 'the face 53 of an"upward extension. 54 of the superposed 'frame 3. The; adjustable;cross-head is :provided with-bolts 55' that ,fit within vertical-slots56, formed in f the.

face 53 of saidtrame extension 54. A screw rod-57' is journaled in'abearing '5S or'rthe frame 3 and a similar"bearing 59.011 the fixedcrosshead 51, and has screw-threaded Yfmediurn' ot'saidscrew rod byturning the hand wheel, 60 secured to said screw rod.

lars 61 and 62, through the medium "of wh-iel said shafts are heldagainst axial movement? with respect to their bearingsin themovable'cross-head.

l'The mandrels are. driven through the me dium of ropes'63, and pulleys64 that are splined on the mandrel shafts 49,'and-- pulleys 65 mountedonthe shaft 66, journaled in the yoke frame -71. Said shaft 66. is

driven by a belt (not shown) running over a pulley 67. Y The said pulley67 is loosely mounted on-th'e shaft 66,- and is adapted to.

y be rotated therewith through'the agency of afriction clutch 68 splinedon, said shaft,

and which may be thrown into and outof engaging position by a forkedlever 69 (see Fig. 3) pivoted at 70 to a yokeframe extension 71. The arm720i the forked lever 69" is pivotally connected to a rod 73, throughthe medium of which thefriction clutch is adapted to be actuated.

"tightening bolt 84.

8 111 13 (see Figs. 2and-3).

The "spini'iing toolswhich cotiperate with the.rotatablemandrels 43 tocrimp or otherwise secure'the closures to the vessels, corn The slidesections and are connected by a right and left hand threaded bolt 78,

through'the medium ofwhich the degree of movement or throw of thespinning roller "sist each or" a grooved roller '74, that is mounted ona two-part slide 7 and 7 6 'mounted in a casing 7,7,and adapted to beintermittently actuated to bring the grooved roller74 into and out ofoperative position.

74 may be adjusted; and suchadjus'tment is made secure by a pan ofsetscrews 79.

The slide section '78 is provided with anelongated a erture 80 withinwhich. :1 Wed eblock 81 is adaptedto move and cause the inward movementof said shots to bring the spinning roller 74. into c06pera-tion withthe mandrel. The wedge block 81 is constructed with a tubular stemportion 82 that receives a rod 83, which rod is designed to haveadjustment said'stem, and is secured therein through the medium of therod 83 carries a 'roiler 85that travels within a cam way 86 of a camdiskBZ that is fixed to rotate withthe shattt13. The rotation of the disk 87causest-he spinning roller to be moved into engaging position throughthe. medium of the wedge block 81, and for 1nov-- The lower end of theing said spinning toolti'om'such engaging position the tool supportingslide (75 and 76) is provided witha retraction spring88 that is securedat one. end, to the slide sec-., ticns 76'and at the-other end to abracket arm 89 that-is; mounted on the slide 'casing. '77. The cam disks87 are connected to be continuously-driven from the-driving shaft 66through themedium of bevelgears 90 and 91 which drive a vertical shaft92, and

said shaft. SQ-car'ries a screi\ gear 93, en-

g g g withawormwheel 9.4on the shaft Through the "medium" of the to bepositioned with respect to the rotatable sapports 28 to receive vessels'otdii'teren't. lengths, and for bringing the spinning tools 74 'intocorresponding positionsea ch of the casings 770i thespinmng'tool slidesis, adapted to be ad usted on the superposed .frame 3. The means foreffecting this ad justlnent consists in a vertically disposed plate 95having slots 96t'o receive guide bolts??? carriediby'the slide casing77. A screW-threaded'rod 98 is iourn'aled in the bearings 99. and 100 onthe frame 3, and has screw-threaded. engagement as with the frame casing77. Said rod 98 is s I adjustable crossh'ead 50the mandrels'43 areadapted constructed. with a squared end 10.2. 110 re ceive a wrench orthe like-tor turningsaid rod.

' Onthe completion of each spinning oper-- tit- 103111115 proposed.toremove the vessel noeaeee was applied closure by mechanical means andto leave the vesse support and mandrel free to receive another vesselwith loosely applied closure which is delivered by the reciprocatingarms 15 from the moving column delivered by the belt 7 (see Fig. 5). Tothis end each of the closure aiiixing mechanisms has associatedtherewith a pair of rotatable or'sweep arms 103 mounted on a shaft 104:that is journaled in bearings 105 and 106 on arms 10'? secured to thebracket arms 4 (see Figs. 2 and 8). Each of the shafts 104 carriesatit-s lower end a beveled gear 108- in mesh with a similar gear 109 onthe shaft 44, and from which shaft, .through the gearing (108 and 109),the shaft 104 is rotated causing the arms 103 to engage with the vesselhaving the closure aflixed and move said vessel along the trough 110,secured to the frame 3, and of which there is one disposed to eitherside' of and in the plane of the table or tray 5.

The machine is applicable for putting on both top and bottom closures ofa vessel and in' the carrying out of which the vessel body with a bottomclosure loosely applied there- 'on is carried to the machine by the belt7, and in the manner heretofore described the bottomclosure is affixedthereto when the vessel is removed. If the same vessel is again placedon the feed belt but in inverted position and with the top closuretherefor loosely applied, the next operation will crimp on said topclosure.

It isobvious that those skilled in the art may vary the details ofconstruction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spiritof my invention, and. therefore I do not wish to be limited to suchfeatures except as may be required by the claims.

What I claim is 1. In a machine for applying end closures to vessels thecombination of a supporting frame; a vessel feeding mechanism; closureaffixing mechanism disposedto either side of said feeding mechanism andcomprising each, a rotatable support and bolder; a rotatable mandreladapted to hold the closure on th'evessel, a spinning tool cooperablewith said mandrel; reciprocable slides on which said spinning tools aremounted; a reciprocable carrier operable to feed the vessels'to theclosure affixing mechanisms alternately; an arm fulcrumed on thesupporting frame and connected with said carri'er; a cam engaging withand operable to oscillate said arm to reciprocate said carrier; ashafton which said cam is mounted;

cam disks mounted onsaid cam shaft; rods engaging with said camdisks;wedges carried by said rods'and' engaging-with the spinning toolslides and adapted to intermittently actuate the same; means connect edwith the rotatable support and holders operable to release the vesselswith. applied closures; and rotatable arms operable to remoa'c thereleased vessels, substantially as described.

2. In a machine for applying end closures to vessels the combination ofa'supporting a shaft journaled in the frame; a cam drum mounted on saidshaft and having engagement with'said arm to actuate the same; a

pair ofcamdisks mounted. on said cam' drum shaft; means for rotatingsaid cam drum shaft; rods having wedges engaging with said cam. disksand the spinning tool slides and adapted to intermittently actuate saidslides means for axially moving the disks of said rotatable supports torelease the vessels with applied closures; and rotatable arms operableto remove the released vessels, substantially as described.

In a machine for applying end closures to vessels, the combination of arotatable support having an axially movable disk; means for moving saiddisk axially to engage with the inner wall surface of the vessel to holdsaid vessel, and to bring said disk fiushwith the surface of the supportto. permit of removal of the vessel; a mandrel; a spinning tool; andmeans for feeding the vessels to the support and removing the sametherefrom, substantially as described.

4".- In a machine for applying end closures to vessels, the combinationof a rotatable support having an axially movable disk adapted to engagewithin and'hold the ves-- sel; a rod secured to said disk; a pivotallymounted lever engaging with said rod; a cam engaging with and adapted toactuate the lever to lift the rod and raise and lower said disk; meansfor actuating said cam; a mandrel; a spinning tool; and means forfeeding the vessels to the support and removing the same therefrom,substantially as described.

5. In a machine for applying end closures to vessels, the combination ofa rotatable supportv having an axially movable disk; a.

mandrel disposed above said support; a spinning tool codperable with themandrel; means for guiding the vessel to said sup- -port; means forraising and lowering said support'and disk to bring the vessel into andout of engagement with the mandrel; means for moving the diskindependently to engage with and release the inner wall of the vessel;and means for removing the released vessel from the support,substantially as described.

6. In -a machine for applying end closures to vessels, the combination"of a rotatable support; a sleeve on which said support is mounted; adisk mounted within the support; a rod secured to said disk and passing1 through the sleeve; a mandrel disposed b above the supportya spinningtool cooperable with said mandrel; a pair of pivotally mounted leversengaging with said rod and sleeve; cams engaging with said levers andadapted to actuate the same to lift and lower said rod and sleeve andbring the vessel into and out of engagement with said mandrel; said camsdisposed to effectvrelative movement between the rod and sleeve wherebyto engage and release the vessel; and means for removing the vesselswhen released, substantially as described.

7 In a machine for applying end closures to vessels, the'combination ofaguide-wayfor feeding the vessels; arot-atable support for the vesselsmounted adjacent said guideway and normally maintained in the. sameplane therewith; a mandrel mounted above the rotatable support; meansfor raising said support to bring the vessel into e k agement with saidm1: zdrel; a spinning'too cooperable with said mandrel; means locatedwithin the support for engaging with and holding the vessel and adaptedto release the same; and means for removing the released vessel,substantially as described.

8. In a machine for-applying end closures to vessels, the combination ofa guide-way for feeding the vessels; a rotatable support for the vesselsmounted adjacent said guideway and normally maintained in the same planetherewith; an axially movable disk mounted within said support; amandrel mounted abdve said support; means for moving said support tobring the vessel into engagement with the mandrel; means for moving saiddisk axially of the support to engage with and hold the'vessel; saiddisk adapted to lie flush with the support at the end of the downwardmovement thereof; and a rotatable device adapted to remove the vesselfrom said support, substantially as described.

9. In a machine for applying end closures to vessels, the combinationofa supporting frame; a vessel feeding mechanism; a cross head fixedlymounted on said frame; a cross head 'adjustably mounted on saidsupporting frame; a screw adjusting shaft .journaledin said fixed crosshead and having screw engagement with the adjustable cross head; shaftsjournaled in said cross heads; -mandrels secured to said shafts;rotatable supports mounted beneath said mandrels adapted to engage withand hold the vessels;

means to bring the vessels into and out of engagement with saidmandrels; a spinning tool for each of said mandrels; reciprocable slides.on which said tools are mounted; means for reciprocating said slides tobring the spinning tools into and out of sels from said rotatablesupports, substantially as described.

10. In a machine porting frame; and holder mounted thereon; a verticallyadjustable support'mounted on said frame; a rotatable mandrel journaledin said adjustable support; a spinning tool coiiperable with saidmandrel; a vertically adjustable support on which said spinning tool ismounted; and means for rotating said mandrel,.substantially asdescribed.

11. In a machine for applying end closures to vessels, the combinationof a rotatable vessel support and holder; a rotatable mandrel disposedabove said support; a

fspinningtool coiiperable with said mandrel; a reciprocable slide onwhich said tool is mounted; said slide comprising a laterally adjustablesection whereby to vary theextent of throw of the spinning tool; a wedgeengaging with said slide; a rod adjustably connected to said wedge; acam disk engaging with and adapted to actuate the rod to move thespinning tool into position; a retraction spring connected to saidslide; means for actuating the rotatable'support and cam disk; and meansfor releasing the vessel on the completion of the operation,substantially as described.

In testimony'whereof, I aidx my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ALDEN B. STARR.

Witnesses J. H. Gn'wEoKE, H. S. Roncnns.

working position; and means for removing the vesfor applying end (210-sures to vessels, the combination of a supa rotatable vessel supportspinning for raising and lowering the supports

